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Student Aid: Will Many Low-Income Students Be Left Out?

Student Aid: Will Many Low-Income Students Be Left Out?

Student aid: Will many low-income students be left out?
MarciaClemmitt
Harvard graduates celebrate at commencement on June 7, 2007. In December the university cut education costs by up to 50 percent for families that earn $120,000 to $180,000; tuition is waived for students from families earning under $60,000. Meanwhile, as merit-based scholarships replace need-based aid across the country, many low-income and minority students are finding it hard to finance their college dreams.

Each month, Lucia DiPoi, a 24-year-old graduate of Tufts University in Boston, pays $900 toward her college debt — $65,000 in private loans, $19,000 in federal loans.

The first in her family to attend college, DiPoi blames some of her plight on her lack of financial knowledge. When ...

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